[AT] Recap - First tractor

David Rotigel rotigel at me.com
Thu Dec 17 19:02:31 PST 2009


It's interesting to me that every generation seems to think that the  
one following them is going to hell in a hand-basket!
	Dave

On Dec 17, 2009, at 9:41 PM, John Hall wrote:

> Kids today are a lot different than 30 years ago. Most have little  
> interest
> in things mechanical. I keep telling mine he's going to learn  
> something
> about farming and all things mechanical whether he wants to or not.  
> I had to
> drill over about 4 acres of wheat a couple weeks ago. I let him work  
> the
> hydraulics for a while--it kept him busy. While we were drilling I  
> looked
> across at another field and distinctly remember one Sat. afternoon  
> rolling
> beans with the same 4020. We were running late in the day, trying to  
> finish
> up. Dad had it in sixth gear and I was working the hydraulics. That  
> was 30
> years ago.
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Tractor" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:48 PM
> Subject: [AT] Recap - First tractor
>
>
>> There was more, but the memory has failed, again. One thing for  
>> sure, it
>> re-enforces that my 6 year old grandson will spend time on a  
>> tractor this
>> summer, whether Mom likes it or not.
>>
>> Paul - 46555



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